October 2007 Newsletter

Quote

‘Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.’ – Mark Twain

Work related stress and your health

Work stress can kill you! Main story in newspaper: CEO dies suddenly of heart attack! This is often the wake up call for a company to start implementing a wellness program that includes stress management and relaxation training, healthy eating and fitness programs. Why wait for a tragedy or catastrophe to happen? But work related stress can also lead to what’s called in Japan, Karoshi deaths, a phenomenon where the distress from long working hours, shift work and irregular work schedules, leads to sudden, unexplained death in younger men and women. …… Read more

Quick Stress Solutions

Here are a few quick solutions to help you cope with those day-to-day stresses and strains @ work and @ home. ……Read more

Exciting news: a practical wellness solution web-site is live!

www.myway2wellness.com is an interactive, user friendly site that will make wellness knowledge and experience accessible to millions of people worldwide. This is also an exceptionally easy, cost effective and useful way for employers, management, HR and occupational health professionals, to assist employees to implement a very practical workplace wellness program, through accessing & implementing the information they need to become and stay healthy and well. Wellness programs have the power to change behavior, prevent chronic illness and ultimately reduce health costs. But to be effective, a wellness plan must be sustainable, fun, motivating and informative to ensure ongoing participation. This web-site might just provide the solution you’ve been waiting for!